by Amanda on July 16, 2009
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Ok, so this is from NY, not DC, but I had to share – if you haven’t heard about the P.S. 22 chorus, from Staten Island, check out this article from New York magazine, then make your way over to the P.S. 22 You Tube channel (they also have a blog – yes, a public school chorus with a blog). I don’t usually go …
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by Amanda on June 12, 2009

Last night I attended the DC premiere of a wonderful documentary called Beautiful Losers. I highly recommend this film – I’m still feeling the buzz of inspiration, almost 24 hours later. It’s about a group of punks, skaters, graffiti artists and other “outsiders” who start hanging around and making art together in New York’s Lower East Side in the …
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by Amanda on June 5, 2009
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Sorry for the continued radio silence – I was away for a little over a week, and found that the last thing I felt like doing while immersed in mother nature was connect electronically. And I returned, of course, to lots o’ work, so I’ve been slow getting back into my “blog rhythm.” But here I am, and today, I thought I’d try something a little different – namely, a …
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by Amanda on May 27, 2009
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The culprit behind my radio silence this week? A much-needed trip to the beach, first for my friends Katie and Zach’s wedding, and then for a few days of R&R.
The wedding was directly on the beach in beautiful Salvo, North Carolina (on Hatteras Island, in the Outer Banks), and lovely (click here for pictures) – the reception featured a crawfish boil (my first – but certainly not my …
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by Amanda on May 12, 2009
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Last week I wrote about participating in this year’s 48 Hour Film Project, and now, I’m happy to share the film my team made, called “Happy Hour.” Before you watch, a quick reminder of this year’s required elements:
Character: Eve or Ivan Pagoda, a coach
Prop: ID
Line of dialogue: “We’re hoping things will change”
And now, without further ado:…
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